Table 1.
Ebola virus disease outbreaks statistics
| Country (year) | Case–fatality rate (%) | Number of cases |
|---|---|---|
| COD (then Zaire) (1976) | 88.1 | 318 |
| COD (then Zaire) (1977) | 100.0 | 1 |
| Gabon (1994–1995) | 61.5 | 52 |
| COD (then Zaire) (1995) | 77.3 | 317 |
| Russiaa (1996) | 100.0 | 1 |
| Gabon (1996) | 67.7 | 31 |
| Gabon, also exported to South Africa (1996–1997) | 74.2 | 62 |
| Gabon, COG (2001–2002) | 78.2 | 124 |
| COG, also exported to Gabon (2002) | 90.9 | 11 |
| COG (2002–2003) | 89.5 | 143 |
| COG (2003–2004) | 82.9 | 35 |
| Russiaa (2004) | 100.0 | 1 |
| COG (2005) | 81.8 | 11 |
| COD (2007) | 70.5 | 264 |
| COD (2008–2009) | 46.9 | 32 |
| Guinea, also exported to Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone and USA; from Liberia, cases were exported to France, Germany, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Spain and USA and, from Sierra Leone, to Italy, UK, Switzerland and USA (2013–2016) | 39.5 | 28,652 |
| COD (2014) | 71.0 | 69 |
| COD (2017) | 50.0 | 8 |
| COD (2018) | 61.1 | 54 |
| COD, also exported to Uganda (2018 to present) | 66.3 | 3,324 |
Country abbreviations are as used by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). COD, Democratic Republic of the Congo; COG, Republic of the Congo. aLaboratory-acquired infection. Modified and updated from ref.4.